Tag Archives food
Comment: The world’s inefficient food web
The world’s affluent must start eating local food to tackle the climate crisis, new research shows
OCN’s Smart Farm is a source of physical and mental health
A computer-controlled farm, on-site research and fresh produce are providing ways to combat diabetes in this northern community
It sits behind the wall that holds the community centre’s bingo board — and its name is Bertha. This ‘Smart Farm’ is Stephanie Cook’s domain on Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN), more than 600 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. After more than six years of farming, Cook can walk into the room and smell if something is
From Peak to obsolete
Peak of the Market’s monopoly began with protests, newspaper wars and threats of violence. It ended with near silence
Health Canada to slap warning labels on sugary, salty and fatty foods
WTO strikes global trade deals deep into overtime
Deals reached on food security, health and fishing; formerly defiant India joins consensus
Biden administration putting up US$2.1 billion to strengthen food system
Beef sector calls for Health Canada label exception
The Canadian Cattlemen's Association wants ground beef exempted from proposed rules
Comment: Why you shouldn’t trust research pulling for a single ‘superfood’
Good nutrition is complicated, and a few ‘superfoods’ aren’t going to get you there
Comment: Food for non-food purposes
FOOD SECURITY A shrinking fraction of the world’s major crops goes to feed the hungry
Competition for the world’s important crops — like biofuels, processing ingredients, livestock, meal hydrogenated oils and starches — is sending more of them toward uses other than directly feeding people. A recently published study, of which I was a co-author, found that in 2030, only 29 per cent of the global harvests of 10 major
Fertilizer maker Yara says world faces extreme food supply shock
Sanctions cut global fertilizer supply 15 per cent, company says